2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League
# 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League

The 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League season is the 51st since the league's establishment. The season starts on 14 September 2012 and ends on the 19 April 2013. Kuwait SC won the league title for the 11th time. Kuwait SC has the longest unbeaten record for 21 games. Rogério and Issam Jemâa won the top goal scorers of the season with 11 goal each.

## Teams

Al Shabab were relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One league after finishing bottom in the 2011–12 season. They were replaced by Al Salibikhaet, back in the top flight for the first time since relegation in the 2009–10 campaign.

| Club | Governorate, City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Al Arabi | Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah | Sabah Al Salem Stadium | 28.000 |
| Al Jahra | Al Jahra | Mubarak Al Ayyar Stadium | 17.000 |
| Al Kuwait | Al Asimah, Keifan | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | 18.500 |
| Al Naser | Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | 10.000 |
| Al Salmiya | Hawalli, Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16.105 |
| Al Salibikhaet | Al Asimah, Sulaibikhat | Al Salibikhaet Stadium | 7.000 |
| Kazma Sporting Club | Al Asimah, Adiliya | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21.500 |
| Qadsia | Hawalli, Hawalli | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22.000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Arabi SC | Jamal Al-Kazemi | José Romão | Hussain Al-Moussawi | TBD | Wataniya Telecom and Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| AL-Jahra | D'Ham AL-Shammari | Ginés de Silva | André Macanga | TBD | Al Shahed and Al Jeraiwey |
| Kuwait SC | Abdulaziz Al Marzouq | Ion Marin | Jarah Al Ateeqi | TBD | Wataniya Telecom and Platinum and BMW |
| Al Naser SC | Falah Ghanem | José Rachão | Suleiman Al Mutairi | TBD | Wataniya |
| Al-Salmiya SC | Abdullah Al Tereeji | Sanjin Alagic | Naser Al-Othman | Lotto | Sports Man |
| Al Salibikhaet SC | Mohammad Al Hajri | Dragan Gavrilovic | Nasser Al Hajri | TBD | Sports Man |
| Kazma SC | Asaad Al-Banwan | Miodrag Radulović | Nawaf Al Humaidan | Adidas |
| Qadsia SC | TBD | Mohammed Ibrahim | Nawaf Al Mutari | TBD | Samsung AL-Babtian |

## League standing

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al Kuwait | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 53 | 2014 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Qadsia SC | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 41 | 2014 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Al-Arabi | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Al-Nasr | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
| 5 | Al Jahra | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 21 | |
| 6 | Al Salibikhaet | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 19 | |
| 7 | Al-Salmiya | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 19 | Relegation playoff |
| 8 | Kazma Sporting Club | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 15 | Relegation |

## Promotion/relegation playoff

### 2nd leg

Al Salmiyah secured place in the top flight after winning 5–2 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Issam Jemâa | Kuwait SC | 11 |
| | Rogério | Kuwait SC | 11 |
| 3 | Omar Al Soma | Qadsia SC | 8 |
| | Wilson Antonio | Al Salibikhaet SC | 8 |
| 5 | Chadi Hammami | Kuwait SC | 7 |
| 6 | Ali Al Kandari | Kuwait SC | 6 |
